I've had this idea for a while now, and really wanted to put it into a story! Sooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Here it is!
~~3rd P.O.V~~ (Just for the intro!)
Aurea bounced up and down as the first rays of light shone over the world to announce a new day. She always loved the light, especially during the sunrise. It always seemed to fill her with energy, and it mad her golden eyes shine then she stared at it. Yes, she could stare at the sun, well, any type of light actually. It never hurt her. It just filled her with the bubbly happiness that always filled her heart.
Excited for the new day; Aurea jumped out of her bed and ran out of her bedroom, not even stopping to get some regular clothes on. Her caramel hair sailed behind her as she slid down the stair rail and landed on the floor. She doubted her parents were up, they were rarely up before 8:00, and the sun had just risen. She knew this could be her chance. She ran towards the cookie jar, and just as she was about to have it in her reach, she slid past it and snatched up the pancake batter that sat beside it.
'This can be my chance to finally make breakfast for my parents! They always do so much for me, and now I can do something for them!' she thought as she set up the table to create delicious pancake. She had been wanting to do this for a while, but her parents always stopped her when she tried to cook anything. They'd say it was too dangerous, and take all the cooking utensils away. But that wasn't going to stop her this time. She emptied the mix into a bowl, and started on her delicious masterpieces.
~~Timeskip by PANCAKES!~~
Just as Aurea finished placing all of the pancakes on a plate for her parents, she heard footsteps coming from the direction of their bedroom. They had woken up. Aurea's eyes widened and she struggled to put everything away and clean up the kitchen before they got to her destination. Just as she put the batter back where it was, her mother emerged from the room and came into the kitchen. She had dark brown hair that was complimented by green eyes and tan skin, very different to Aurea's pale skin and golden eyes. She was pretty tall, and only seemed taller with the purple turtle-neck and black yoga pants she wore. Aurea's father followed closely behind with only slightly tanned skin, black hair, and deep brown eyes. He was just an inch taller than his wife with a white polo shirt, tan pants and white socks to top it all off.
"Aurea," her mother yawned, "what are you doing up so early in the morning?"
"Oh, no reason." Aurea fibbed, wanting to keep the breakfast a surprise.
"You should sleep more!" Aurea's father said as he picked her up, "Little girls need sleep!"
Aurea squealed as she was lifted off the ground. "Dad, I'm 8 years old, I'm not a baby anymore!" she sternly said, as she smiled of course.
"I know, I know." he replied as he set her back on the ground.
"And to prove that..." Aurea started as she headed back to her delicious secret, "I made you guys breakfast!" she said triumphantly as she showed her parents the plate of pancakes.
"Aurea-" Aurea's mother started to say.
"Before you say anything," Aurea interrupted, "you always do so much for me, and it's only fair that I get to return the favor. I'm completely fine, and I don't think making pancakes puts me in that much danger." she said and, not purposely, slapped the cutest and most innocent expression on her face possible.
Of course, her mother's heart melted at the cute face, and all of her anger just washed away. "Aurea... You know we told you not to," she said, causing Aurea's face to drop, "but I'm proud of you."
Aurea's expression brightened and she let out a laugh, just before running up to hug her mother.
"Well, now that we've got that all settled," Aurea's father chuckled, "let's eat some pancakes!"
Aurea laughed and ran to prepare her parents' and her breakfast.
Aurea stuffed her face with deliciousness in a rather unladylike way, but it was still cute as maple syrup soon stuck itself to her cheeks. A full pancake was gone before you could say, "slow down!" and after that a full glass of milk. She continued to scarf down countless pancakes, until the doorbell rang. When she heard that, she slowly swallowed and stopped eating. We hadn't planned on anyone coming to visit, and It was a Sunday. Mail was never delivered on Sundays, whatever it was, it must have been important.
"I-I'll get it." Aurea's mother slowly said, obviously just as confused as her daughter.
She got up, and walked towards the door, her husband following close behind her. Aurea stayed in place, knowing it was rude to intrude on business that may be just her parents. So, she sat there and waited as she hear the door open. She heard a man's voice say something she couldn't make out, but she knew it was something important, because she heard a small gasp erupt from her mother. Aurea heard the door close, and her parents came back soon after. She was about to question what had happened, but she saw her mother holding an open letter close to her chest, and a sad expression on both of her parents' faces.
"What's that?" Aurea asked nervously, uncertain of what else to do.
"Aurea..." her mother started, but couldn't seem to finish what she was saying.
"Go and get dressed, than come back down and join your mother and I on the couch." her father finished, causing Aurea's eyes to widen in shock.
Her father only told her to do that when something serious happens. The last time was when her father had gotten fired from his job, and he had to leave to find a new one. But her father had a more serious expression on his face than he ever had before, and she knew that that wasn't a good sign.
Aurea rushed up the stairs and launched herself into her room, hoping to finish as quickly as possible. She pulled a bright yellow summer dress over her shoulders and tied her hair with a bright pink ribbon into a high ponytail that caused her caramel hair to sail down to her neck. With that, she quickly ran back down the stairs to meet with her parents. She secretly hoped that it wasn't a huge crisis, but she doubted it was anything small. When she got to the living room, she stopped running, and sat next to her parents on the family couch.
"What happened?" she asked silently, partially afraid of the answer.
"Well, you know how old Grandma Selena was, right?" her father asked, her mother didn't seem to be talking.
Aurea slowly nodded, unsure of how else to respond.
"Well...um..." her father stuttered, unable to continue.
"She's dead." Aurea's mother suddenly said, a single tear dripping down her cheek.
Grandma Selena had been very close to Aurea's mother because, well, she was her mother. But even after Aurea's mother had left the house, Grandmother Selena treated her the same loving way. Grandma Selena even brought her Aurea seven years ago when she'd appeared at her doorstep. Being as old as she was, she brought the child to Aurea's mother, and, well, I think you know the rest. [I know, I broke the fourth wall. Can someone get me a broom to clean it up? :)]
"Dead?" was all Aurea could gasp out for a few moments, a saddened expression on her face. Soon, though, that frown broke into a small smile. "Well, she's up with her angels now, huh? I bet she's really happy." she said, tears starting to roll down her cheeks.
Her parents just stared at her in shock, the child had just learned that her grandmother had died, and she was smiling. It was unusual, but it seemed to lift the spirits in the room, and it even helped her mother to get up, and walk over to a small box she had kept in the shelves for seven years. She reached up, grabbed the box, and brought it to her child, who stared at it in confusion.
"She told me to give this to you when she died." she said as she opened it in front of Aurea.
In the box was a silver chain necklace with a strange golden symbol at the end of it. Aurea looked at the necklace in wonder, and her fingers brushed against the golden symbol, causing it to shine brilliantly. It seemed to somehow connect to Aurea's soul, and a glint of light flashed through her eyes.
"That is the symbol of a magical guild; Fairy Tail. Your grandmother lived there when she was young." her mother continued.
"As young as me?" Aurea asked, curiously.
"No, a few years older, but still a child. If something ever happens, that's where you need to go. It's safe."
"But, I won't need to go there an time soon, right? 'Cause nothings happening to us, right?"
Her mother just smiled slightly and nodded, causing Aurea to get more and more nervous.
Her father must've seen it, because he quickly spoke. "We'll all be fine! No need to worry." he said as he ruffled her hair, causing her to giggle.
"That's right." her mother sighed, though there was a sense of regret in her voice.
No one noticed this, and Aurea continued through the day as any young child would.
~~Timeskip by the joys of a child :D~~
As Aurea played out in the fields, a set of clouds seemed to come out of nowhere and covered the view of the sun. Noticing this, Aurea tilted her head upwards to see the strangest shape of clouds she had ever seen. The were connected in a circle, with an explosion-looking shape in the center of it. Words seemed to be etched in the edges, and the clouds contained a strange purplish tint. [Basically imagine a magic circle made of clouds]
Concerned about the strange appearance, Aurea quickly stood up and ran to the house. When she walked back inside, she found her mother reading a book on the couch. Her father was at work, so her mother was the only one at the house with her. She quickly walked up to her mother and shook her shoulder. The woman looked up from her book, partially annoyed, but her face softened when she saw the expression on her child's face.
"Mom, there are a bunch of weird clouds outside. I think you should come and see them." Aurea said quickly, pulling her mothers arm towards the door.
Sighing, her mother stood up and followed her outside. Aurea pointed to the clouds, and her mother slowly tilted her head upwards to look. Her expression changed from annoyance, to shock as she looked at the strange clouds. Her thoughts slowly changed to fear as she remembered the note Grandma Selena wrote to her. She didn't remember much, but she did remember a few things.
Beware of the dark clouds, it had said, they are stained with dark magic that no one can escape. Only a magical light can protect you. If you see them start to form; get your family, and run. Get as far away from them as possible. If the clouds form a circle with a strange symbol in the middle, then it is too late. There is no escaping it. The note quickly finished after that, as if the writer was in a rush.
Aurea's mother looked back up to see tat it was already too late. The clouds had indeed turned into what the not had described. Which means there was no escape. But there was one way of protection; a magical light.
"Aurea, get inside, hurry." she said sternly.
Aurea asked no questions as she ran back into he house, her mother following right behind her. When they entered the house, Aurea turned around and innocently looked back up at her mother.
"Mom, what are those clouds?" she asked, suspecting something strange was going on.
"There's no time to explain, but, you can use your flashlight, right?" her mother replied quickly.
Aurea just nodded, smiling, as she formed a large ball of light in her palms.
This was her "flashlight", she had learned to use it a while ago when she was very young.
~~FLASHBACK TIME!~~
Three year-old Aurea shot out of bed as a loud clasp of thunder rang through the air. Frightened by the sudden noise, she shrieked, and ran towards what she thought was her parents' room. She ran faster and faster, as she darted down the stairs. It was dark, and she could barely see a thing. The only thing she could see was the faint outline of a door. Not knowing what else to do, she walked through the slightly open passageway, giving a slight shriek when the door closed behind her. It was pitch black, so she just continued to walk forward, hoping to find her parents. Sadly, she couldn't find anything in this darkness, and that meant she couldn't move around anything either. Soon enough, the floor seemed to disappear under Aurea, and she fell into a deep hole in the floor. She landed flat on her butt, and when she tried to move around; she saw that the place was much too enclosed for her to do anything more that stand and jump. Desperately trying to get out, she jumped up, hoping to grasp the outside and pull herself out, but she got no such luck. She tried many, many times, but the result was always the same. She wasn't getting anywhere. Then, to make maters worse, thunder roared through the world again, and Aurea practically screamed.
She was scared. Loud noises were everywhere, she was stuck in a hole, and it was dark. Oh so very dark. She didn't like the dark. Not one bit. It was too dark. Too dark. TOO DARK.
Soon enough Aurea was sobbing on the floor. She HATED the dark. She just wanted to be out of it. She wanted the dark to go away. She wanted to make the dark go away, to leave, and to not come back. She wanted the dark to GO AWAY!
As these thoughts filled her mind, magic energy surged inside her; reacting to her fear. It wanted to do what Aurea wanted. It wanted to make the darkness go away. And it did. The magic built up inside her, and did what she desired. It made the darkness go away.
Soon enough, a ball of light rested in Aurea's palms, making the darkness go away. Seeing this, Aurea stopped crying, and stared at the glowing orb in wonder. She sat there for a while, staring at the light, until something picked her up.
Obviously frightened by this unknown creature, she shrieked, and the light in her palms disappeared. Before she could start to cry; the creature held her gently, and Aurea could see it's face. It was her mother. Noticing this, she grinned happily and hugged her mother tightly. She didn't even know what she had just did, not even that it was special, but she liked it.
It the morning, she asked her mother about it.
"Can everyone do that?" Aurea finished, looking up at her mother curiously.
"No," her mother replied happily, "everyone else needs to use a flashlight to do that. But you're special." she said.
"How come?"
"Well, you're a wizard, and that means you can do stuff like that." her mother replied, not understanding it much herself.
"So, it's like my own little flashlight?" Aurea asked, trying to understand.
"Well, yeah, I guess it is."
~~END OF FLASHBACK~~
"Good," her mother said, "Now, I need you to get in the cupboard. And make sure too keep that light on! Don't let it out for a second!" she demanded.
"But, why?" Aurea asked, completely confused.
"It's the only way for you to be safe." she said, as if there was no way for her to be safe.
"But what does that mea-," she started, but stopped when she saw the two headlights of her father's car appear in the window, "Look, now Daddy's here. I'm sure he can help us. He said we'd be safe."
"Oh no, why'd he have to come home now!?" Aurea's mother muttered angrily, "I'd tell him to leave, but there's no way he could escape now!" she muttered, hoping nobody could hear her.
"Escape? Escape what!?" Aurea asked, hearing every word her mother had said.
Her mother sighed. There was no way of keeping this a secret, her daughter was too stubborn to let that happen. She'd just keep asking, and she'd die with the rest of her town.
"Baby," she started, indicating that something was really wrong as she said the first word, "those clouds are dangerous."
"How come?"
"They killed your grandmother." when she said that; the world seemed to freeze, and Aurea's expression turned fearful.
"B-but how?" she asked.
"Those clouds are filled with magical energy, they kill everything in their path. Pretty soon, this whole town will be made of ashes. There is only one thing that can stop those things. And that's you." She said.
"What!? Me? But, how?"
"You're flashlight, it's the only thing that can keep you safe. You need to stay away from the rain that's about to fall, and never let your light out. THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO GETR IN THE CUPBOARD NOW!" she yelled, tears blossoming in her eyes.
"But what about you!?"
"I'll be fine." She replied sadly, meaning, there was no hope.
"No. No, no, no, no! Mom!" the 8 year-old cried. "There has to be a way! You have to stay with me and Daddy!"
"Don't worry, I won't be leaving your father." She said sadly.
"No," Aurea whimpered, knowing what that meant, "please no."
"Aurea, please. When this is all over, I need you to go to Fairy Tail, you'll be safe there." she said, "Don't worry about directions, that necklace will tell you exactly where to go."
Outside, magical energy started to fall slowly from the clouds. Aurea's mother saw this, and knew that the time was up.
"Aurea! Get in the cupboard now!" she yelled, desperately trying to keep her daughter safe.
Knowing that there was no way she could argue, she nodded, tears rolling down her pale cheeks. She turned to go into the cupboard, but quickly turned around, and enveloped her mother in a hug.
"I love you!" she cried as she hugged her mother.
"I love you too." her mother whispered back. "Now go!"
With that, Aurea ran into the small cupboard. The last thing she saw was her mother running to hug her husband just as he came through the door. He must've known what was happening too. Aurea then closed the door, and forced a glowing ball of light to form in her hands, enveloping the whole cupboard in a bright light that could be seen through the cracks.
"Goodbye." the poor girl whispered, just before her whole town was enveloped by dark magic energy.
Is it good?
Sorry it was soloing! And that was just the intro!
I hope you enjoyed!
Till next time!
Hasta-la-pasta!